Reclaiming Cities as Spaces of Middle Class Parenthood

• Main Author: Lilius, Johanna (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: The Contemporary City
• Subjects: Urban geography.; Sociology, Urban.; Human geography.; Social policy.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Human Geography.; Children, Youth and Family Policy.; Urbanism.

For nearly a century families have been out-migrating to suburbs and peri-urban areas. In this book, Johanna Lilius conceptualizes the relatively recent phenomenon of families choosing to live in the inner city. Drawing on a range of qualitative data, the book offers a holistic approach to simultane...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Family and the City - a Historical Overview
• 3. The Contemporary Inner City and Families
• 4. Why Are Families Staying in the City?
• 5. Parenting Practices in the City
• 6. Urban Parents and the Changing Consumption Landscape in Helsinki
• 7. New Urban Figures in Contemporary Urban Reality?
• 8. Conclusion: The Domesticfication of Neighbourhoods
• 9. Research Design.